Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, V Class Cross with Swords, by C.F. Zimmermann certificate_of_authenticity Of the approximate 800 soldiers

Of the approximate 800 soldiers

Bergman was President of the Swedish Ski Association from 1952 to 1961 and its Secretary during the periods 1939 to 1952 and 1961 to 1976

He was wounded on July 3rd 1916 at Ypres

47 mm x 98 mm

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, V Class Cross with Swords, by C.F. Zimmermann certificate_of_authenticity Of the approximate 800 soldiers(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler, Kreuz V. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1943 1945 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms joined through the quadrants by NSDAP style German national eagles clutching wreathed mobile swastikas on white enameled discs, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms with a crossed sword clasp, the twelve oclock arm topped